Faculty
When Hospitality is Defiance: 2025 Service of Matriculation Sermon
“When everything seems to suggest that it is not the time to be welcoming, not the time to be gracious, not the time to practice love, then, that is precisely the right moment to be defiant and to practice hospitality…and so, dear friends, welcome to Boston University School of Theology.” Associate dean for Academic Affairs […]
Bearing Witness: Welcome from Dean Pak
During our welcome week for the fall 2025 semester, Dean Pak spoke to our entering students about bearing witness to an important moment in time, and her wish for the journey ahead for each of our new community members. We are confident that the journey ahead will be a meaningful experience for all at the […]
No One Left Alone: Book Launch and Conversation with Rev. Liz Walker
The Trauma-Responsive Congregations program, led by Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo, hosted a book launch for Rev. Liz Walker’s forthcoming book, No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Helps Us Heal, on April 29, 2025, at Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center. Rev. Walker’s book tells the story of “Can We Talk… Community Conversations […]
Looking Back on 2024
As we reflect on the moments that shaped our year, BUSTH celebrates the growth, achievements, and inspiring stories from our beloved community. From events celebrating groundbreaking research to personal moments of meaningful connection, 2024 has been a year of transformation and impact. Join us in revisiting these highlights and celebrating the spirit of seeking peace […]
Faculty Book Event: The Dominicans in the Americas and the Philippines
During our November 2024 faculty book event, Professor of the History of Christianity Rady Roldán-Figueroa and Fr. David Orique, OP of Providence College discussed their new co-edited book The Dominicans in the Americas and the Philippines (c. 1500 – c. 1850). The book is the first of its kind to be published in English yet […]
Spiritual Leadership in Divided Times: Trauma and Thurman
The day after the 2024 US Presidential Election, Associate Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo lectured during the STH First Year Formation course about spiritual leadership in divided times. She shared that when she was faced with spiritual fatigue, she turned to theologian Howard Thurman. When Thurman wrote about trauma, he wrote about the need to […]
Self-care is self-preservation
“Self-care is about survival. It’s about resilience. It’s about asserting our right to exist and thrive.” As part of BUSTH’s First Year Formation course, Assistant Professor of Spiritual Care and Counseling Eunil David Cho spoke the day after the 2024 Presidential Election on self-care, sacred work, and holding on to hope.
The Shepherds go to the Manger
Dean G. Sujin Pak reads the seventh lesson (Luke 2:8-16) at the Boston University 50th Annual Service of Lessons & Carols, held at Marsh Chapel on December 8, 2023. Used with permission from Marsh Chapel Media.
Restorative Justice
Prof. McCarty discusses how responding to gang violence in Los Angeles as a seminarian set him on an intellectual journey to seek restorative justice practice – and how Christian Ethics can be both hopeful and transformative in such spaces.
Faculty Book Review: Transcripts of the Sacred in Nigeria
Hosted by the Dean’s Office, this faculty book event reviews Transcripts of the Sacred in Nigeria: Beautiful, Monstrous, Ridiculous, the latest publication by Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko. Panelists Steven Sandage, Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology, BU School of Theology Nelly Wamaitha, Assistant Professor of […]